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micro

[mahy-kroh] / ˈmaɪ kroʊ /
ADJECTIVE
very small in size, scope
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First, "building micro experiences" on your CV, such as running a community project or getting a day's work experience, she says.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The two treks covered roughly the same ground but branched off to different micro zones within an area of the grove that was more or less burned flat.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

I only wish the book had been a little more micro than it is.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

For more than ten years, Evan Economo's lab has relied on micro CT scanners to image insect specimens.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

An infinitesimal fraction of a second prior to the bomb’s detonation, two particles collide with such fierce velocity that they form a micro singularity—a black hole too small to see with the naked eye.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson